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Friday, April 15, 2011

First, I've been slammed this week, so even with Clara doing her usual great job pitching in, I know there's tons of good stuff that slid right past me. Please share your favorite posts of the week in the comments if there's anything I left out. (Also, I tweeted this last week, but to whoever emailed me that EXCELLENT description worksheet? I lost the email and couldn't find it in my browser history. Please forgive me and resend?! (Martina)

And now for the big one. OMG, OMG, OMG, Kat Zhang, YAY! (Here's me jumping up and down!!!!) HYBRID just got picked up in a three-book pre-empt major deal by HarperCollins. That's HUGE. But the best part? The book is truly excellent. The writing is gorgeous, the premise is amazing, the world is incredible. Congrats, Kat! We are so, so proud of you and happy for you!

That is SUCH cool news about Kat!! I had to run over and congratulate her. I remember reading the first lines of her story, about being born with 2 souls, back when I first started following this blog!! Very exciting to see that story go somewhere.

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